having the computer freeze and then cursing loud enough my roommate in the other room can hear me

not knowing how to upload to youtube

Those are minor missteps and the more I podcast the better I will get at it. And when it comes down to it, it is for education and fun, so I should not sweat it.

For this post, and future podcast-posts, I will share the podcast description and the script I use as well (unedited).

Without further ado, welcome to The Nervous Braindown!

Hello and Welcome To The Nervous Braindown!

I’m your host, “D” AKA The Dirty Dendrite

This is the first podcast (of many I hope)

The Nervous Braindown is all about the Brain

We’ll cover topics related to the Brain such as: Psychedelics, The Universe, Technology, Gender, and many more

Your Brain is…

the place where your dreams and goals are conjured up

the place where your nightmares and fears marinate

the place where your fantasies come to life

Your Brain is the most powerful tool in the universe! (as far as we know)

But here we are, us humans; stealing, kidnapping, assaulting, killing, and all that other fun stuff.

Despite our current knowledge of the Brain (which is a lot, but still not enough) we still fall victim to those bad behaviours.

How Did I Get So Interested in the Brain?

Well, like most people, I get bombarded with thoughts almost every waking moment (although I’m getting better at controlling the amount of thoughts using mindfulness strategies – which we’ll get into another time)

I don’t know about you but, in the morning when I’m in the shower and right when I’m falling asleep at night, are the times when I get hit with a lot of thoughts

Thoughts about the previous day (“did I get that thing done?”)

Thoughts about my to do list (“I gotta finish that task before I move to the next one.”

Thoughts about relationships (“what did my girlfriend mean when she said…”)

Or thoughts about my long-term future (“did I make the right decision to pursue this career?”

You name it, the thought has been there

You see, the Brain is a “Thinking Machine”

Its job is to think, non-stop

That’s why it can seem hopeless to manage the flow of thoughts

But it’s not hopeless

The Nervous Braindown is here to help you (and me) better understand this immensely complex organ

Together we’ll learn to manage our thoughts and get this sack of grey matter under control

Now I’ll share a bit about myself

I’m Canadian, currently living in Ontario

I’m 30 years old

Caucasian

I have a girlfriend

I live with a roommate

And I’m currently enrolled in college

(that should be good for now)

Before I end this short intro-episode, I’d like to give 2 shout-outs.

First, a writer and blogger by the name of Flurian Ulrich (#_____) aka “The Idea Machine, from life-science-mentor.com

The other day on Twitter I posted a voting poll, asking people to vote for their favourite podcast name (for this podcast)

I also asked if anyone could think of any other cool name

Flurian, being “The Idea Machine” came up with 20 different names I could use for a podcast about the Brain.

I picked the one I liked the most – The Nervous Braindown

So thanks you to Flurian for coming up with a kick ass name for this podcast

Finally, I would also like to give shout-out to another writer/blogger by the name of Beppo Venerdi (#____) from beppovenerdi.wordpress.com

Cool podcast, for some reason I really enjoy just listening to him talk (no homo)

he could talking about his day and I would listen, he speaks very cleary and very well

Before I really got this podcast underway I wasn’t sure what topics it would be on.

I went on Twitter again and asked people to give any advice they had for a new podcaster, like myself

I initially was going to do a manosphere/RP focused podcast, but Beppo pointed out that I would be pigeon-holed if I did that. He’s right

So thank you to Beppo for the great advice

Next week I’ll talk about something called the “BRAIN Initiative” which is (definition taken from Wikipedia …”is a collaborative, public-private research initiative announced by the Obama administration on April 2, 2013, with the goal of supporting the development and application of innovative technologies that can create a dynamic understanding of brain function”

If you found your way here you most likely have heard the term, “Regressive Left” come up in either youtube videos, on a cool twitter feed, or in a blog post from one of your favourite writers. I have heard of it through all three channels.

First, here are some quotes from public figures that are speaking out against PC/Far Left Liberal culture. This will give you a broad understanding of the term.

There’s a section within the left. I refer to them as the regressive left and I want to clarify I don’t mean all of those on the left. I mean a section that have come to the view for the sake of political correctness, for the sake of tolerating what they believe is other cultures and respecting different lifestyles. They have an inherent hesitation to challenge some of the bigotry that can occur…